By
Benjamin Akoto/Nathashia Arthur, GNA
Koforidua, Oct. 9, GNA – The Eastern Regional
Division of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ)
recorded 359 cases, out of which 351 were human right abuses for the first half
of this year.
The Commission recorded eight cases on
administrative injustice, which were all against government institutions,
whiles no corruption related case was recorded.
This was disclosed by the Eastern Regional
Director of CHRAJ, Mr Stephen Okpoti Mensah in an interview with the Ghana News
Agency (GNA).
He said out of the 359 cases recorded this year, the Commission was
able to settle and closed 290 and in addition, settled 336 human rights abuse
and 10 administrative injustice cases recorded from previous years.
Mr Okpoti-Mensah said in gender and relations,
140 cases were reported by males, whiles 219 were made by females, however, 289
of the cases were made against male respondents, whiles 62 of the cases were
made against female respondents.
He said the cases with regards to age
distribution showed that only three cases were reported by people below 18
years, whiles 111 cases were reported by persons between 18 to 30 years, with
107 cases reported by persons between 31 to 40 years, 41 to 50 years
personalities reported 58 cases, 51 to 60 years persons reported 40 cases and
cases received from over 60 years olds were 40.
Mr Okpoti-Mensah said human rights abuse cases
has for the past five years topped the Commission’s chart and said it was so because it covered very
broad areas, unlike corruption and administrative justice cases.
He said inadequate logistics were some of the
major challenges affecting the Commission’s activities and indicated that it
contributed to the delays in conducting investigation as well as undertaking
public education, which was one of the key mandates of the Commission.
GNA